Am I the only one that finds John Lennons song Imagine offensive?
That song has been the topic of much controvesy. I am personally not offended by the song, but there are many others that are.Many religious listeners were offended, because they took Mr. Lennon’s words to mean that the world would be better off without religion. Many other listeners were offended by the fact that a rich man was singing “Imagine no possesions.” I personally take a different message from the song. Maybe I’m just an optimist, but I try to find the positive message of the song. When I read the lyrics, I think Lennon is trying to make people think about the world in a different way. He says: “Imagine there’s no Heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today ” I hear: Imagine if all people would live good and moral lives without the promise of heaven or threat of hell. Imagine if everyone was good and moral just because it was the right thing to do. (And I’m not saying that all religious people are moral to get into he
Imagine there’s no Heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today When I first heard the song, I thought it was very beautiful, and it was an interesting trip he took us all on… Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace Then one day I began to think about the words themselves, and I realized that it was pretty clear that he was preaching atheism… You may say that I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one Realizing the life he had lived, I understood he had been for many years with ending war, ending famine, ending oppression and so on, and thought it was nice of him to wish peace for everyone… Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world But the day I sat down and really thought abou
